Chapter 8 Quiz
An individual enters late adulthood around age: 70. 65. 55. 75.
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Cindy is studying cognitive development during adulthood. She administers several memory and problem-solving tasks to a group of 20-year-olds, a group of 40-year-olds, and a group of 70-year-olds. Cindy is using a _____ research design. cross-sequential cross-sectional simultaneous longitudinal
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Gabriela is a 22-year-old recent college graduate. She is preparing to move to the largest city in her region to complete a prestigious internship. She has dated several young men but does not envision settling into a serious relationship for at least a few years yet. Gabriela is in a life stage many developmental psychologists call _____ adulthood. nascent emerging developing beginning
B
The SHORTEST period of prenatal development is the _____ period. fetal germinal embryonic teratogenic
B
The textbook refers to the nature-versus-nature issue as a debate regarding: stability and change. stages or continuity. behavior and cognition. heredity and the environment.
B
Which individual is MOST apt to be in Erikson's ego identity versus role confusion stage? 42-year-old Margaret 15-year-old Stuart 9-year-old Joseph 24-year-old Alisha
B
Which of Baumrind's parenting styles is associated with the BEST developmental outcome for children? authoritarian authoritative uninvolved permissive
B
During an infant's first year, brain size: doubles. quadruples. triples. quintuples.
C
Fifteen-year-old Autumn has gone through many phases in the past 2 years. She has started and dropped many different hobbies and extracurricular activities and has cycled through several different cliques. In Erikson's terms, Autumn is engaged in an adolescent search for: intimacy. initiative. identity. generativity.
C
9. Ainsworth is to attachment style as _____ is to _____. Kübler-Ross; parenting style Kübler-Ross; temperament Baumrind; stages of grief Baumrind; parenting style
D
Billie is 2 months old. In Erikson's theory, Billie is in the _____ stage. industry versus inferiority autonomy versus doubt initiative versus guilt trust versus mistrust
D
Emma has been a moderate alcohol user during much of her pregnancy. She knows that this is a bad idea but cannot seem to stop drinking. While her baby is at increased risk for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, it likely will NOT display the symptom of: underdeveloped internal organs. a small head. lower intelligence. unusual facial characteristics
D
Five-year-old twins Keith and Kevin each have 4 ounces of juice in their glasses. Keith's glass is tall and narrow, whereas Kevin's is shorter and wider. Kevin complains that Keith has more juice, revealing his lack of: formal operations. object permanence. reversibility. conservation.
D
Monozygotic twins share _____% of their genetic material. Dizygotic twins share _____% of their genetic material. 50; 100 50; 25 100; 25 100; 50
D
The _____ period of prenatal development begins at conception. teratogenic embryonic fetal germinal
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